Colombia vs South Korea: Interest payments

Colombia
70.16 trillion current LCU
in 2024
South Korea
35.54 trillion current LCU
in 2024
Colombia rank
2nd
South Korea rank
3rd

Interest payments over time

  • Colombia
  • South Korea
020.0T40.0T60.0T80.0T197219982024

How they compare

Colombia currently reports 70.16 trillion current LCU against 35.54 trillion current LCU in South Korea, a difference of 34.63 trillion current LCU.

That makes Colombia's figure about 2.0 times South Korea's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Colombia ahead.

Globally, Colombia ranks 2nd and South Korea ranks 3rd of 155 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Interest payments (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
155 places, 4,505 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Interest payments include interest payments on government debt (including long-term bonds, long-term loans, and other debt instruments) to domestic and foreign residents. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.